Tampa RV Show

We visited the Tampa RV show way back in 2011, enjoyed it, and wanted to go again (when in the neighborhood). Our interest this time was less in RVs themselves than in the assorted accessories and accoutrements, since we are in the process of building our own RV. More anon. It seemed to us there were far fewer class A's this time than in 2011, and way, way more Class B's...perhaps reflecting a) the downsizing impetus of the boomer generation, but also b) the van-life impetus of their children and grand-children. Whatever.

We spent most of our time in giant halls like this, looking at the accoutrements

For example, these inflatable kayaks...guaranteed against alligator bites

Other interesting things available among the RV accoutrements;
this is Florida, where everything is politicized

Our interests focused on items like this RV van/life fridge

Actually there wasn't much of interest at the RV show, so I can now
offer an update on our own little RV "build": above is the Silver Sleeper, 
our 2024 Toyota Sienna mini van, now lifted 3.5 inches (for Forest Service
roads, not rock-crawling); accoutrements and appliances now purchased
and ready to be installed include a Joolco portable toilet, a Bluetti power
station (lithium battery, inverter, numerous inlets/outlets); a BougeRV
fridge/freezer, a Dometic water pump/faucet, a sink/water supply console,
a 4 inch memory foam mattress...and more to come...

Vicki's current design; note eraser completely worn away

Platforms for "day" mode; cushions to be cut and covered with 
fabric; platforms to be adjusted for height, level...

Platforms for "bed" mode

The sink/water console; the carpentry is a work in progress, Vicki
often remarking she'd wished I'd taken shop in high school and not
Latin IV; I was briefly a dues-paying member of the carpenters' union
for one of my summer jobs; also a teamster for another job, but that's
another story; long before Florida was a Free state...